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KAY, JOHN (1742-1826) , Scottish caricaturist, was born near Dalkeith
corporation of barber-surgeons. In 1785, induced by the favour which greeted certain attempts of his to etch in aquafortis, he took down his barber's pole
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Parliament Square. There he continued to flourish, painting miniatures, and publishing at short intervals his sketches and caricatures of local celebrities and oddities, who abounded at that period in Edinburgh society. He died on the 21st of February 1826.Kay's portraits were collected by Hugh Paton and published under the title A series of original
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